White Sox closer David Robertson is placed on bereavement list

Chicago White Sox closer David Robertson will miss at least three games after being placed on the bereavement list Thursday before a series opener at Baltimore because of the death of his father-in-law.

Robertson leads the American League with eight saves. He has an 0.87 earned-run average with 13 strikeouts and a .152 opponents’ batting average.

Chicago Manager Robin Ventura said Robertson has known for several days that it would be necessary for him to go on the bereavement list, but he did not want to leave the team short-handed.

“He handled it great,” Ventura said. “That’s as tough as the news is. He knew he was going to need three days. He was with us for a couple of days. He had already got the news.”

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Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Montero went on the 15-day disabled list with lower back tightness. Catcher Tim Federowicz was called up from Triple-A Iowa to take Montero’s roster spot. ... The Milwaukee Brewers placed second baseman Scooter Gennett on the 15-day DL with right oblique tightness. ... Kris Bryant of the Cubs hurt his right ankle while running the bases Thursday against Milwaukee. He rolled his ankle in the third inning and was replaced in left field by Javier Baez to start the fifth.